Portable Efficacy - Blessings of the Holy Spirit

One of the prime benefits of the Holy Spirit is the use of it at any time or place. That by itself is calming and good for understanding matters during the work of the day. That could be resting, considering crucial parts of the Bible, or wondering about doctrine of the Bible.

Thinking is often efficient for learning because the normal distractions are left alone for the blessings of the Holy Spirit instead. Someone can read without paying much attention, but that is not efficient for the reader, the believer, or the one struggling. 

Someone can feel the emphasis when no books are open and it strikes the person - "I would like to spend time on that reading or that significant passage when I get a quiet time and a good source."

People will notice  - or maybe not - that their lives have gone by without depth in Biblical discovering. Clergy are often the worst, even with wall shelves of hundreds of books, all in perfect order and rank. 

The simplest and most profound - even though the wording is plain and clear - is the Gospel of John, 

• ignored by the modernists 
• but loved by the ancients 
• for the fourth Gospel 
• soaring above all the rest.

The Gospel of John should be read thoroughly, honoring the simplicity in the Holy Spirit.

How Powerful - The Efficacy of the Word of God!

 

Babylon is not only a famous city/state but also a symbol of God's wrath in defying His commandments. St. John's Revelation is packed with information and the effects of Babylon's fall.

The writing of the New Testament, much like the Old Testament, conveys the entire Bible in many ways. Copying the text gives and preserves the Holy Spirit at work through the Holy Spirit.

When I pray at night, I always include the Holy Spirit with the Father and the Son, because efficacy has been neglected. Luther said - more or less - "This is really good stuff!" when he was tossed into the doctoral role of studying the Scriptures.

Listen up on this - the Spirit is always with the Word (invisible and invisible) and never apart from the Word. That is the simple description of the Means (method) of Faith (trust in God). That means the Word of God in all forms will affect the reader/listener/even the teacher/preacher. 

More listen up - the false or sloppy user can take on the Spirit for harm and corruption - effective but in the wrong way. If anyone doubts that - study the ghastly modern hymns of today, the textbooks of seminaries (any seminary will do for disasters), and see how the horrid hymns drive people away.

A good text - the KJV - and good hymns will always improve the knowledge and spiritual wisdom of the readers. The regular, steadfast reader will find the effectiveness (efficacy) of the Word to be a great and lasting effective on one's soul. 

In contrast, people can reach for spiritual cotton candy, which is only good for a few minutes - sticky, messy, and worthless. 

Christmas Best

 

 Bethany Joan Marie, age 4

Christmas brings out the beauty and tenderness of the holiday and our experiences. Bethany Joan Marie starred as the smiling Christmas girl at the age of four. Erin Joy did not have the same Christmas outfit, but she had all the nurses laughing at every possible joke. Any nurse who sounded angry - and meant it - was awarded with peals of laughter, the more serious, the better.

Erin Joy's best pose later from her refusing to pose, which made her smile and laugh at our exasperation. 

One baby boy at the hospital could only smile when he heard sometime good. His neurological disorder was more like a dream while our girls were quite alert in many ways, but not very much in movement. The mother at the hospital posted this note above her son's crib. John 9:1ff.

John 9:1 And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. 2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? 3 Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.

As I told many people, the very special adults and children are almost invisible to most of them. However, a few gentle glances change a lot. Many times they are the most sensitive in many ways and lots of fun besides. I can see Bethany and Erin Joy in a panorama of expressions. They taught children and adults in their own ways. Many a nurse found out how much depth is in a special, and many parents in need of encouragement and patience.